Residential Life Staff
Residential Life departments are administered by a group of 10 professional staff members. They coordinate educational, cultural, and social programs; help in dealing with personal issues and problems; supervise the student staff members (RAs, CAs, and GHRs); provide modern computer and video access systems; and direct all cleaning, physical improvements, and repairs in the buildings.
- Director of Residential Life
- The Director of Residential Life has overall responsibility for the undergraduate residence halls, graduate/ family housing, off-campus housing, and ResTV. Together with the other staff and advisory groups, the director formulates policy and makes final decisions that affect both students and facilities.
- The director is also responsible for the undergraduate room assignment processes, including freshman and upperclass room placement, room changes, billings, and statistical information pertaining to residence halls, as well as the same functions for the graduate and family housing system.
- Associate Director of Residential Life
- The Associate Director of Residential Life, in addition to overall responsibility for the operations of the freshman housing areas also has responsibilities for the departmental training program and other senior leadership functions.
- Assistant Directors
- Assistant Directors (ADs) are responsible for a major residential area. The ADs work to provide a suitable atmosphere for individual and academic growth, to oversee the area programs, community environment, physical maintenance and operation of the buildings, and to supervise the staff.
- Area Coordinators
- Area Coordinators assist the Assistant or Associate Director for their living area. Their duties include coordinating check-in and check-out, supervising service desk employees and resident advisor staff, maintaining records, advising student groups, and meeting with students to discuss problems. They live in the housing area and provide on-site professional services outside normal business hours.
- Resident Advisors (RAs)
- The Resident Advisors (RA s) are upperclass students living on your floor who are trained in various skills, including counseling, advising, programming, resource referrals, and emergency services. The selection of RAs is based on their maturity, common sense, programming ideas, and peer counseling skills. They are on your floor to act as resource persons, to assist in establishing a sense of community, and to interpret University policy and assist in its enforcement.
- Community Assistants (CAs)
- Community Assistants (CA s) are similar to RAs but support a larger number of primarily upperclass students in apartments and suite-style housing. The CAs are responsible for building upperclass student communities and providing peer support. They are more involved in the administrative operations of their living area.
- Graduate Head Residents (GHRs)
- There are Graduate Head Residents (GHRs) in many of the buildings to assist students and the RA/CA staffs. Your graduate staff member may be responsible for area-wide programming, service desk supervision, resident advisor supervision, hall governments, discipline, etc.
- Community Living/Off-Campus Housing Program Staff
- The staff who assist with the Community Living/ Off-Campus Housing Program are responsible for the University’s commuter support programs. This includes providing off-campus housing listing services (for undergraduates, graduate students, medical center, faculty, and staff ); developing on- and off-campus support services, resources, and programs; individual advising and counseling; liaison with the campus community, landlords, and neighborhood associations; and advocacy for University commuter needs.